I've bought a 1gb RAM for my laptop. It runs on windows XP. I put the RAM in. It shows up on the diagnostics, but I can't run the computer. It starts up in safe mode, but I can't get it to start in normal windows. Can you help?

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Windows 7 is the latest operating system developed by Microsoft. It was release a few months ago and in my opinion is one of Microsoft's top operating systems. It is fast, efficient and user friendly.

To check whether you can upgrade to Windows 7, the first thing you should do is download Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. Save it to your desktop and run it. Follow the installation wizard to install it and then click to launch it. Remember to close all your applications before starting the compatibility check.

After the check completes you wil be presented with a list showing you whether your pc is compatible or not. Look specifically under devices compatibility. Programs is not so important but check to see if you use specific programs that are not compatble.

Also note that 1GHz processor and 1GB fo RAM is recommended for runnining Windows 7, but it can run with 512 or 756 MB RAM adequately.

As I said before Windows 7 is recommended if you are running XP and especially if you are running Vista!

1GB of RAM is not enough to run Windows XP and the programs you installed efficiently. Removing unnecessary programs should make more memory available for necessary programs but it will never be fast. Crucial.com is a great resource for memory upgrades but I don't think you should invest in a computer that old with a completely unsecure and unsupported operating system (XP).

Unless you are running a 64-bit version of XP or Vista, Windows will not report the full 4GB. It's because of the way the program addresses and uses RAM. Here is a page that gives a little explanation. The bottom line is that if you want to get the full use of 4GB of RAM you need the 64-bit operating system.

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With 384MB of RAM it sounds like you have only 512MB with
some being used by the GPU. My first suggestion is to buy more RAM. I like to
have 2GB with windows XP but some older computers can’t handle that much. To
find out what type of RAM and how much you can put in, use a program called
SIW. You can find it free online and try to get the “stand alone executable”.
When you run SIW scroll down to the memory icon and click on it. It will tell
you (in MB) how much RAM your computer can take (1024MB = 1GB). Take that
information and one of the sticks in your computer to your local computer store
(mine is Fry’s) and they should be able to get you the kind of RAM you need.
That would the place I would start with.

On a side note, depending the type of RAM you have in you
computer (i.e. SDRAM, DDR, DDR2) I would get the fastest RAM possible. What I
mean by that is, if you computer has DDR-2700 you can put DDR-3400 in and it
will work just fine. As long as you keep to you type of RAM, they are backwards
compatible.

Depending on the situation, It could be you need more ram. If your running Windows Vista, 2-3 years old computers are probably coming with about 512mb-2 gb's or ram. In which case grab at least 3 gb's or ram and you'll be ok. If it's an xp system. grab at least 1gb or ram. Internet delay though could possibly be due to your ISP or perhaps a virus/spyware. There are certain viruses and spyware that slow down internet connection while leaving your pc running fast.

1st off - do a restore on the computer to bring it back to factory settings. This will clean it up and speed it up as well. 2nd you need more ram . Ram is very cheap and Vista needs lots of ram to run.Thishis should solve your problem. Total cost to you is about $50.00

II) External Graphic Card. for some versions of Windows Vista(to run Aero Interface, special feature only in some versions of Windows Vista)

NOTE:

"Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor" is a software from Microsoft which you can download from internet, this can help you determine which features and edition of Windows Vista will run on your computer.

i.e., when u load this software on windows xp it will suggest which upgrade version of windows vista will suit your system(based on you system configuration. or hardware components.) and then you can install the upgraded version of windows xp(mostly windows vista home,.........)